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From The Artist

old japanese technique from the 8th century. it consists to draw in a few lines only with chinese ink on paper. this art is part of zen culture

philippe imbert

Sumie-e has several points in common with martial arts, besides his belonging to Zen philosophy, the practice participates to the research of inner peace. Today, i still feel beginner and i want to stay like this because i still would like to discover, try and search. « The spirit of the beginner contents a lot of possibilities, the spirit of the expert contents just a few.» Shunryu Suzuki, Zen master Sumi-e exists since the 8th century in Japan. This technique of painting in wash is unknown in the West. It is to paint a pattern in a few lines to ...